Spanair Flight 5022
 | This article is about a current disaster where information can change quickly or be unreliable. The latest page updates may not reflect the most up-to-date information. |
| File:AJK5022.jpg | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 August 2008 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine fire |
| Site | Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°29′3″N 003°34′00″W / 40.48417°N 3.56667°W |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Operator | Spanair |
| Registration | EC-HFP |
| Flight origin | Barajas International Airport |
| Destination | Las Palmas Airport |
| Passengers | 164 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 50+ |
| Injuries | 40+ |
| Survivors | 27 |
Spanair Flight JK 5022, registration EC-HFP, was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 flight from Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain to Las Palmas Airport, Canary Islands on 20 August 2008. The flight crashed off runway 36L of Barajas Airport during takeoff at 14:14 local (12:14 GMT). The fuselage is reportedly broken up into at least two parts. [1]The plane was reportedly carrying 164 passengers, including two infants and 9 crew members, with at least 45 reported deaths and 40 injured.[2][3] El Pais reported that the plane had attempted to take off at least once before the final takeoff.[3] Weather conditions in Madrid were fine at the time of the incident.[4]
References
- ^ http://avherald.com/h?article=40b73189&opt=512
- ^ http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/muertos/heridos/accidente/aereo/Barajas/elpepuesp/20080820elpepunac_11/Tes
- ^ a b 140 dead in Madrid plane crash, timesonline.uk
- ^ BBC News article Retrieved 20th August 2008